The Cave Tank (and how i made it)

[Fishmar]

I love the rock cave but do have concerns about the fish in the tank. You have African Rift Lake cichlids with rasboras, danios, a pleco and some loaches. The Rift Lake cichlids need hard water with a pH above 8.0 and a GH above 350ppm, whereas the other fishes naturally occur in soft water with a pH below 7.0 and a GH below 100ppm.

If your water is hard, the soft water species will suffer. If the water is soft, the Rift Lake cichlids will suffer.

You really need to separate these groups of fish and get their conditions correct for the species.

Totally agree ! Thank you for the feedback.
If there are any issues i have multiple tanks to separate and care for them individually. Things have been working out perfectly fine though!
My water is just about right in the middle. Thank you for watching

 

[FFGuest6357]

This is great, thanks for sharing!